Ms. Makauki holds a Masters in Environmental Science and Engineering from the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), in Arusha, Tanzania. She also holds a bachelor degree in Education, BEd(Sci) from Mwenge University College of Education, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. She attended Monduli Teachers’ College, Arusha Tanzania and awarded a Diploma in Education. She currently works as an Assistant Lecturer at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), in Arusha, Tanzania.

1) International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN)
2) African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD)
3) Tanzania Women in Agricultural Research and Development (TanzWARD)
4) The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) Tanzanian Chapter

1) Recipient of a student mobility program 2021-2023 of The Erasmus Plus International Credit Mobility Action at the University of Milano Bicocca Milan Italy

2) Recipient of 2021 Queen Elizabeth Scholarship-Advanced Scholars Award implemented by Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada)
3) Mentorship: Facilitating the development of emerging innovators as part of the Innoversity Project operated by Nelson Mandela African Institute for Science and Technology (Arusha, Tanzania)
4) Fellow mentee: African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD)

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Area of Specialization:

Biomaterial for Environmental Applications and Community-Based Research

Research Interests: Community-based research; environmental management; circular economy; biomaterial value chain analysis; climate change; societal transformation; appropriate technologies for water treatment; natural resource assessments; research communication; Swahili and native language advocacy; research methods; and energy materials for rural-Africa applications.